With Pamela Jeffries in a coma after being viciously beaten, Banks is even more determined to find Rothwell's killer. Convinced that he has a vital clue, Banks sets out to learn more about Keith Rothwell. Against orders he decides to question MP Martin Fleming - which puts him on a collision course with DCI Burgess. Tom Rothwell's return from abroad presents Helen with an opportunity to put pressure on the family. But when Ken's pornography search turns up a name for the suspected hitman, Helen and the team are soon on a manhunt across the Yorkshire countryside. As Banks gets closer to understanding Keith Rothwell's double life, he starts to question his own state of mind. Then as the various strands of the case begin to make sense, Banks and Helen have to connect before they can finally identify a murderer
